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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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